Lord Of The Rings
While Fellowship Of The Ring brought the fantastic world and the characters of the Tolkien trilogy to life on the big screen, The Two Towers brings out the richness of both even more. Picking up where the first left off, the “fellowship” of friends are making their splintered way back to each other beneath the backdrop of the beginning of the War of the Ring. Frodo and Sam are implored, “Do not trust to hope; it has forsaken these lands,” but they slag on with the help of their possessed companion Smeagol (Gollum), who steals much of the 3-hour show. In the depths of despair, having his friend Sam nearby sustains the courageous but weakening Frodo. This kinship and the otherworldly appearance of Gandalf and Arwen somehow achieve the high order of making the viewer long for Heaven and its kingdom. Seeing the exorcism of Theoden is a fantastic sight, setting up the hope for Smeagol’s future freedom as well. The extra disc of features is a woven tapestry of explanation and detail into this epic masterpiece, which span the better part of two years in the making. A must-have. [New Line / Doug Van Pelt]
Ratings:
Obscenities: 00
Graphic Violence: 06
Nude Scenes: 00
% Spiritual Relevancy: 99
This DVD review was printed in ISSUE 104 of HM Magazine. To buy this issue, go to our online store and click on Back Issues.
DVD rating key:
Obscenities (fka: BL (Blue Language)) # of “blue” / cuss words.
Ideal rating = 0
Graphic Violence (fka: BG (Blood ‘n’ Guts)) # of scenes with graphic violence.
Acceptable rating = <50
SC (Spiritual Conversations) An arbitrary rating based on the ease of starting a conversation on spiritual things.
Ideal rating = 50+
Nude Scenes (fka: NP (Naked People)) # of nude scenes.
Ideal: 0 (A rating of less than 1 signifies questionable scenes)
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